"This does not concern you, walk away!"
"This does not concern you, walk away!"
LOL!!!
Meanwhile, Jim is behind a rock where he is filming this cougar feast on a wild donkey, says Marlin Perkins from the safety of his vehicle…
Actually high end predators like cougars, grizzly bears, wolves, and coyotes, are vital to keeping vegetation and preventing desertification. Grazing herds of bison, elk, deer, horses, donkeys, and even rabbits must eat the tall grasses but be constantly forced to be on the move. Predation accomplishes this. Herds can’t stay in one place for more than the time it takes to clear the growth but not over-graze and ruin the roots and soil. The grazing and movement patterns spread seeds and manure. The predators keep the herds from picking up parasites and disease. Always moving to a fresh area.
They then allowed lots of lions, wild dogs, cheetahs, and leopards to be put into the refuges. All the sudden vegetation exploded everywhere, reversing the land turning to desert. The grazing animals were always being pressed to keep moving by predation. Numbers of grazing animals grew and they flourished as well.
nothing can change an attitude of a arrogant donkey like a cougar
It looks more like a deer.
Kinda small to be a Donkey. We have cougars where I live.
Compared to my perception of a donkey and knowledge of a deer it really looks like a deer. Cougars don’t get bigger than a donkey but a deer they can be much larger.
Flat too. Aren’t donkeys more lumpy than flat when they’re on their side?
Not trying to ruin the story or debate, perhaps someone sees something I don’t?
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Nice caption! It constantly amazes me about how people spend our tax money on things that all they have to do is stop and ask a local. Over the years I’ve hunted many areas in the West where donkeys are now indigenous. I have seen many carcasses of donkeys that were killed by mt. lions. If I asked the hunting circle for pictures of a mountain lion over donkey carcass I’m sure that a few would appear in short order.
By the way the donkeys have an interesting behavior that helps to thwart a predator attack. They line up on the top of a small ridge about 30 feet apart and watch over everything in front of them, scattering if the danger gets too close.